Corsair Memory, Inc., an industry leader in ultra-performance DDR DRAM modules for gaming and overclocking applications, has announced the development of a new high efficiency external water cooling unit for performance computing enthusiasts. This product is designed to provide up to 200 Watts of cooling while significantly reducing fan noise. The first in a family of cooling products, the HydroCool200 uses patented cooling technologies from Delphi Thermal Systems, the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-based cooling systems. Corsair, using Delphi's unsurpassed expertise in thermal physics, has engineered a feature-packed product that sets new standards in water cooling integration and performance. The heart of the system is the copper cooling block which removes heat from the processor. Though very small and light, the block contains hundreds of tiny louvers using Delphi-patented technology. The louvers present a huge contact area between the liquid and metal, providing outstanding thermal efficiency. The microprocessor-controlled unit offers a multitude of monitoring services, many of which are user definable. These monitoring services include alarms when temperature thresholds are reached and different cooling levels depending on temperature. The unit has a carrying handle and self sealing quick connectors for transportability without having to bleed the system when reconnecting. The Hydrocool comes with retention brackets for both the P4 and K7 CPUs, as well as a visual flow meter to check water movement. The user can read the temperature of the cooling block from a large display on the front on the unit. The unit is also built for quiet operation; in normal circumstances the unit runs in a barely-audible "whisper mode". When the processing load demands more power, the Hydrocool automatically switches to "Turbo mode" for full cooling capabilities. Hydrocool Features Extracts up to 200W of heat from a PC CPU Extremely low noise Included CPU water block fits both P4 and K7 High efficiency water block and heat exchanger gives RSA rating of 0.13 Rugged high reliability 12V in line pump Visual flow meter confirms water flow Non - drip quick connect hoses allow system to be easily separated from PC with no leaks Real time temperature display in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit Programmable alarms and emergency shut down Source: Corsair